Apple iPhone has the usual challenges with the absolutely unreliable AT&T network and now its antenna. The decision to push the antenna into the steel band of the phone is causing reception problems and can actually drop calls on you. Apple states you should use a case or pay for one of their $30 “bumpers” to avoid having skin touch the sides. Seriously? See the following articles:

So another month will have to go by when I can get my hands on the Verizon Motorola Droid X before I can make a decision. Maybe by then, the iPhone kinks will be worked out… but no… wait… it’s still on the AT&T network!